Davina McCall Ties the Knot with Hairdresser Michael Douglas in Intimate Ceremony

TELLY star Davina McCall has ­married the devoted boyfriend who was at her facet by way of operations on a mind tumour and breast most cancers, The Solar can reveal.

She secretly wed superstar hairdresser Michael Douglas in an “completely lovely” ceremony in entrance of fast household and their closest buddies.

Sources instructed how the couple had opted to maintain Friday’s celebration “very low key” earlier than attending a pal’s a lot bigger wedding ceremony the next day — their first public outing as husband and spouse.

A pal added: “Their wedding ceremony was excellent, precisely what they wished. They selected a small venue near their dwelling, and simply invited about ten of their mates and family members to be there with them.

“It was very intimate and everybody who attended could be very particular of their lives.”

They went on: “They’ve been by way of an enormous quantity in latest months, with Davina’s well being, and it simply felt proper to formalise their marriage. They didn’t see the purpose in ready.

“The subsequent day they simply carried on with life as regular, and as coincidence would have it they had been friends at one other pal’s wedding ceremony day.

“So that they went as a married ­couple for the primary time and fortunately confirmed off her wedding ceremony ring. It was the right weekend.”

Final month The Solar revealed Masked Singer choose Davina, 58, had discovered a breast lump after seeing a sticker for Lorraine Kelly’s Change + Test marketing campaign.

In November final 12 months she had requested followers to hope for her forward of a six-hour mind op.

And this September we instructed how the twice-wed TV favorite wished to wed Michael, 52, regardless of earlier vows not to take action.

The couple have been courting since late 2018, having first met within the early 2000s on the set of Huge Brother. Michael seems frequently on programmes together with The One Present and This Morning.

They grew shut after Davina’s second marriage broke down in 2017. She and Matthew Robertson had been married for 17 years and have three youngsters — Holly, Tilly and Chester.

She was beforehand married to buy employee Andrew Leggett, however the whirlwind romance and subsequent marriage lasted lower than a 12 months.

Davina and Michael have been residing collectively since 2023 when Michael moved into her £3.5million dwelling close to Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

In Could Davina had performed down speak of marriage plans, however revealed main surgical procedure to take away a big and doubtlessly life-threatening ­colloid cyst from her mind had introduced the couple nearer collectively than ever.

Their wedding ceremony was excellent, precisely what they wished

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She praised Michael for his unwavering help throughout her remedy and described him as “the whole lot”.

They acquired quietly engaged earlier than celebrating on the Burning Man ­competition in Nevada, US.

Insiders say her well being battles had been a significant component of their choice to press on with marriage plans as quickly as doable.

One added: “Michael has been so sturdy and so supportive for ­Davina. They already had a stunning relationship, and earlier than that an ideal friendship for a few years, however he actually stepped up.”

The insider went on: “It cemented the whole lot she already knew — and she or he needs to spend the remainder of her life with him.”

Courageous Davina has spoken out ­a number of occasions about her well being in a bid to lift consciousness and encourage others to hunt remedy.

Within the months after profitable surgical procedure on a benign mind tumour, she mentioned of Michael: “I feel it has been essentially the most testing time for him, ever, to see me, who is generally ‘Mrs-In-Management-of-Every thing’.

“I imply, beforehand, the concern and the whole lot introduced us actually, actually, actually shut collectively.

“However I feel the primary month for him in hospital was so painful and tough and arduous.”

She added: “The wonderful factor about him as a person, is that he’s the whole lot.

“He’s sturdy, he’s mushy, he’s humorous, he’s critical, he’s actually good and tremendous foolish.” They later made a joint publish on social media, thanking their family and friends for his or her help.

Solely final month she spoke about recent issues after being recognized with breast most cancers.

Telly favorite Davina had a lump eliminated and can bear 5 days of radiotherapy ­remedy “as an insurance coverage coverage” subsequent month.

Davina mentioned she had been reminded to examine her breasts by a marketing campaign on ITV’s Lorraine Kelly present.

Michael has been so sturdy and so supportive for ­Davina. They already had a stunning relationship, and earlier than that an ideal friendship for a few years, however he actually stepped up

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And the multi award-winning host revealed particulars of her remedy within the hope others could be impressed to hunt assist in comparable circumstances. She mentioned: “It was very, very small, so I acquired it very, very early which is extremely fortunate.

“However I’m so relieved to have had it eliminated and to know that it has not unfold.

“I’m speaking about this as a result of I feel it would assist somebody. And that is what I at all times do.”

Davina made it massive after a turbulent youth which included hard-drug habit. In her early 20s she had a short relationship with household pal Eric Clapton who helped her get sober.

Within the mid-Nineties she fronted late- night time quiz exhibits and appeared on MTV and different music programmes. Her massive break got here on cult Channel 4 ­courting present Streetmate which she ­offered from 1998 to 2001.

She was then chosen to host actuality smash Huge Brother — incomes a reported £85,000 per episode on the peak of the present’s success.

She has since loved many on-screen successes together with quiz present The Million Pound Drop, ITV courting present My Mum, Your Dad and ancestry sequence Lengthy Misplaced Household.